Maybe that's why it was scrapped. Despite the car being cancelled, its spirit lives on in the battery system of BYD today. Welcome back to Critical Materials, your daily roundup for all things EV ...
As part of the secret partnership, Apple engineers brought expertise in advanced battery packs and heat management, they said. BYD contributed manufacturing know-how and advancements using lithium ...
While Apple doesn’t hold the rights to BYD’s current Blade battery technology, this collaboration reveals how seriously the tech giant took its ambitions to enter the automotive market.
Apple and BYD teamed up around 2017 to build a battery system using lithium iron phosphate cells, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the effort hasn’t been disclosed.
Apple collaborated with Chinese carmaker BYD for years on its now-cancelled car project, developing long-range EV batteries that laid the groundwork for current technology, reported Bloomberg.
Executives from the tech giant were reportedly shown early prototypes of BYD’s Blade battery. Apple ultimately backed away from the project and looked to work with other battery makers.
Tech titan and Shenzhen-based firm teamed up around 2017 to build a battery system Apple Inc. worked with Chinese automaker BYD Co. for years as part of its now-canceled car project, developing ...